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Biotechnology
Biotechnology research in space is predicated on understanding and exploiting the effects of the unique microgravity environment on chemical and biological systems. The results of these ...
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Biotechnology
Biotechnology, broadly defined, refers to the manipulation of biology or a biological product for some human end. Before recorded history, humans grew selected plants for food and medici...
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Biotechnology Entrepreneur
The biotechnology entrepreneur often starts with a technical background, most commonly including scientific laboratory research. It is quite common for scientists who have s...
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Biotechnology: Ethical Issues
Biotechnology is the use of organisms or their parts or products to provide a valuable substance or process. Fermentation using microorganisms in brewing, baking, and che...
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Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, History Of
The term &#x0022;biotechnology&#x0022; dates from 1919, when the Hungarian engineer Karl Ereky first used it to mean &#x0022;any product produced from...
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The Rise of Biotechnology as Big Business
Overview
Biotechnology emerged as a big business in the last quarter of the twentieth century. The year of its birth was 1977. The promise of biotechnology ha...
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Biotechnology
The word biotechnology was coined in 1919 by Karl Ereky to apply to the interaction of biology with human technology. Today, it comes to mean a broad range of technologies from genetic e...
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Biotechnology
The word biotechnology was coined in 1919 by Karl Ereky to apply to the interaction of biology with human technology. Today, it comes to mean a broad range of technologies from genetic e...
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Biotechnology
Few developments in science have had the potential for such profound impact on research, technology, and society in general as has biotechnology. Yet authorities do not agree on a sing...
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Essays & Analysis (4)

For many thousands of years, the humans on earth have taken nature one step further. We took it upon ourselves to domesticate animals such as dogs for hunting, and cattle for food. All of these chang...
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South Asia is one of the world's most populated regions. The country of India alone has almost 900 Million inhabitants. Feeding the region's people has always been a great challenge. It is remarkabl...
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Controversies over Bio-Technology
"Should bio-technology be restricted on moral grounds"" Side= Pro Restriction
People seem to be disagreeing about whether a balance of the good and bad outcomes sh...
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Within the last century, the advancement of technology has exploded. Whether it be with necessary medical devices or non-obligatory gadgets, every possible task is becoming seemingly simpler. Amon...
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